Brien has a diverse career spanning Technology Operations, Banking, Enterprise Program Delivery and Financial Crime.  Brien recently contracted to a Big 4 Australian Bank where he established a new regime for managing the Financial Crime risks associated with new and existing customers in select ‘higher risk’ industries, which required a new KYC and ECDD approach. Prior to that Brien worked in a Financial Crime consulting practice where he provided SME knowledge across a variety of engagements including AML Program uplifts, Independent Reviews, Cross Border payment reviews for AUSTRAC reporting entities across a variety of industry sectors. Brien is the co-chair of the ACAMS Australasia Environmental Crimes Task Force and a member of the ACAMS Australasia Board. He holds an International Diploma of AML/CTF from the Manchester University and a Masters of AML/CTF from Charles Sturt University. Brien lives with his family in Sydney.